If all my friends add up to a dollar, I’d rather have four quarters than a hundred pennies

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honestly because they are fake, you just have integrity with your friendships

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literally play social butterfly, smile, compliment, yap, find some sort of common ground. the deeper friendships will stick and the more shallow ones will either fade or be good enough as class/dorm friends. this is coming from an introvert with horrible social and normal anxiety btw

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i met my friends from college junior year, it can still happen

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keep in mind a lot of these people go to college with their friends from highschool

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Honestly i transferred and it’s the summer of junior year and I just met two amazing girls through yik yak

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school events can be helpful, just look for the person who looks as lost as you are and it’s likely they will want to talk! i’ve met friends this way instead of approaching established groups

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a good idea maybe is to go through rush boy or girl, i met a lot of ppl in the same boat as me during that, even if you dont want to join one just do rush for like first few days

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In my first month of college I had tons of friends, and then I stopped being friends with most of them as soon as I realized that we didn’t actually like each other, we were just afraid of being alone.

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freshman year friend groups never make it to the end 😭

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It’s gonna take a few awkward interactions/hangouts before you find a group that you like

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A lot of people that go to college are local people around that area. They see familiar faces and are much more comfortable to interact with each other.

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i found my friends my junior year in my finance class and we instantly bonded and had a blast our senior year! it will happen this year queen, trust!!🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️

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Join clubs!!!

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i didn’t have real friends until my junior year :( say yes to events you don’t feel like going to, and step out of your comfort zone with small talk in places around campus. you never know who you will end up connecting with

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I joined the clubs like aso,asa and bsa and made hella good friends

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Give it time and also know that everyone is not your friend if you find 1 amazing trustworthy friend then you will do amazing things

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From what I’ve seen, those tend to be the people involved in Greek life, athletics, etc, who are already meeting people and developing friendships before the school year actually starts, or they’re the ones that came from the same hs and were already friends before coming to college.

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I talked to people on busses a lot, in particular, during the first few weeks of school

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I’m an introvert who’s gotten better at the social game and it’s really just face level. Like you’ll make a friend and then a friend of the friend will be your friend and more friends of friends come along. So it’s not really that they have all these friends, it’s more just like they’re meeting a bunch of people, but they probably only have a couple of true ‘friends’! Don’t worry about the end result as much, just be yourself and be friendly and optimistic about everything trust me you’ll grow

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ngl that’s on u, u can’t expect ppl to want to become friends if ur not putting in the effort. all the friends I have are bc I put myself out there and got to know them

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Join a club you’re interested in! Best way to meet ppl who share interests w you, met so many great people through clubs

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Ngl I'll walk up to somebody and randomly start talking lol 😂😂

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They are not real friends yet

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Honestly, I made most of my friends from jobs I worked. No one talked in my classes and it felt awkward to bridge that gap. Activities and clubs are always a good shout too

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i hate to say it but in my experience the people with the easiest time making friends are basic af people gravitate towards others who (at least outwardly) are similar to them- same age, culture, gender, sexuality, class/social status, etc. its only on a base level tho, ive known tons of people that everyone liked- but they had no real connections. if you visibly stand out, the majority of people give you fewer chances. wrong location/too small of a school can be harder for socializing

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Go out, invite people to do things.

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I was a transfer student and made friends through study groups, people I clicked with in group projects, and starting a club.

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There are friends and friends. People don’t always differentiate between friendly acquaintances and friends. Some will come and go, and some will stay forever — even if they aren’t even the most fun, or if they’re difficult. And you will keep them in your life forever, because you know that you have each other’s backs

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Join Greek life….

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classes and events! if you notice you have a lot of the same classes w a person they probably notice too. thats one way i’ve gotten to know people

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where do u go

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Bro literally me incoming my senior year

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I have no friend and whenever I try to make friends they always give me weird looks or pretend to be nice and never talk to me outside of class

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they’re probably either in a club or organization, or theyre close with the people they live around. that or their degree path doesnt have that many people

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YEPP

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